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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

ROH matches announced, Ryder hurt, former WWE name visits Impact, Interviews with Bischoff/Coach/Corbin/HHH, Impact cameos, assorted WWE hype, HoFer at WWEPC, Prichard podcast live, Tenille injury update, Raw audience, and Questions on WWE taking chances on Jeff Hardy, the Cena/Nikki relationship, why we haven't seen other promotions on WWE Network, and more spots for women in WWE

ROH has announced the following official matches for this weekend:
-- April 27:
- Flip Gordon vs. Scorpio Sky
- Marty Scurll vs. Kenny King
- Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kelly Klein

-- April 28:
- Shane Taylor vs. Matt Taven vs. Kenny King vs. Beer City Bruiser

Zack Ryder suffered a knee injury during Main Event. He has been pulled from the road as he undergoes an MRI. I hope he's able to be back in the ring before long. He's really been a soldier for WWE.

Rich Swann was backstage at Redemption and the first night of Impact TV tapings. He'd be a good addition from an in-ring standpoint, although certainly there would be potential heat from a PR standpoint.

Eric Bischoff discussed Spike's parent company almost buying part of Impact. That could have been big. Impact had big opportunities in the Spike days, but weren't capable of leveraging them.

Impact made use of local Florida talents in an angle with Su Yung. Team Vision Dojo promoted the association.

Jonathan Coachman discussed WWE aspects he would like to see in golf and more. Coach has a good eye for that.

Baron Corbin discussed the Greatest Rumble, moving to Raw, and more. I can see some "BikerTaker" influences on Baron.

Goldberg, Corey Graves, Renee Young, Adam Cole, and Aleister Black are on CBS Radio's latest "In This Corner" podcast.

Royal Albert Hall promoted WWE's upcoming UK brand events there.

Rugby's Todd Clever tried out for WWE. That could be an interesting next move for him.

Jay White will defend the IWGP United States Championship at War of the Worlds:Toronto. Obviously Toronto isn't in the U.S., but that's a lot closer than where he won the title!

Edge was at the WWE Performance Center recently. It's great he's giving back to the business like that.

Shawn Michaels and Scott Hall will represent WWE at the Cauliflower Alley Club this weekend.

Something to Wrestle With will be live from Jimmy's Famous Seafood on May 7. Jimmy's has really become a destination for those in the business.

Tenille Dashwood will be returning to action this weekend in Great Britain. I'm glad she's going to continue to make a name for herself post-WWE. 

Triple H discussed the Greatest Royal Rumble. I hope the company can promote women in the region in the years to come.

Raw dropped to 3.10 million viewers this week. They got big bumps from the night after WM34 and the Superstar Shakeup, but that's passed now.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. While this is the first time Jeff has been in trouble for DWI, he does have a documented history of substance issues. I also would like to see WWE put his health first and foremost, but he's clearly enough of an asset for them they're willing to give him chances and opportunities others wouldn't get.

2 and 3. So, wait, it's a sham if it's on the reality show and it's a sham if it isn't on the reality show? I can definitely see E! trying to get certain things to happen at certain times so they're on camera, but I strongly doubt the whole thing was a work.

4. It sounds like it's Vince's call to feature outside promotions on the service, and he's understandably a little hesitant to do that. Unless there's HUGE demand for that content, it could be a while before it's a real possibility.

5. I don't know if either brand is QUITE big enough for a women's tag title yet. It would be odd to have one tag title across both brands, but that'd be preferable. As for a women's only show, I've been open to the idea of "MYC Live" like they did for the cruiserweights, but I might hold off a while until things are even more stacked to where Raw, Smackdown, NXT, and that show could all sustain themselves.

More wrestling tomorrow.

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